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Lindsey Van

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Lindsey Marie Van (born November 27, 1984) is an American former ski jumper who won her first of 13 U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships in 1998 and competed in her first FIS event in 2002. Van won a gold medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and has a total of eight Continental Cup victories in her career. In 2008, Van's knee cartilage was crushed on the landing of a practice jump; she underwent knee surgery and five months of intense rehab. She returned to competition after six months but injured her knee again. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lindsey Van is the 4,467th most popular athlete (up from 4,799th in 2019), the 17,894th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,254th in 2019) and the 624th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lindsey Van ranks 4,467 out of 6,025Before her are Michele Didoni, Matic Osovnikar, Lance Deal, Adrien Hardy, Maksim Opalev, and Nuria Fernández. After her are Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, Hugo Descat, Pierre Vaultier, Meng Guanliang, Filip Ingebrigtsen, and Vita Palamar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Lindsey Van ranks 920Before her are Mihkel Aksalu, Antti Tuisku, Kamel Ghilas, Christian Obodo, Rogério Dutra Silva, and Donatan. After her are Taishi Tsunada, Rémi Gomis, Douglas da Silva, Kristen Hager, Kepa Blanco, and Melli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lindsey Van ranks 17,902 out of 20,380Before her are Kimberly Hill (1989), Kaskade (1971), Phillip Wilson (1941), Brian Rafalski (1973), Bianca Del Rio (1975), and Lance Deal (1961). After her are Jaci Velasquez (1979), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1993), Lauv (1994), Chris Witty (1975), China Anne McClain (1998), and Jill Craybas (1974).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lindsey Van ranks 624Before her are Monique Hennagan (1976), Paul Gonzales (1964), Walter Dix (1986), Rochelle Stevens (1966), Grant Holloway (1997), and Lance Deal (1961). After her are Jessica Springsteen (1991), Jeanette Bolden (1960), Johnny Spillane (1980), Glenn Eller (1982), Gabrielle Thomas (1996), and Anna Hall (2001).